The Library of Congress is an amazing resource. You will learn to navigate its breadth and organization to find what’s available, narrow your search to what’s applicable and access what you need in a format that’s usable. “Foundations” not only demonstrates the value of primary sources in instruction and sample learning experiences, it also gives you the technological foundation to find resources amid millions of digitized options that grow all the time. You will leave this course with primary sources that fit your instructional style and plenty of ideas for using primary sources to enrich instruction. Goal Teachers become familiar with the breadth and organization of the Library of Congress' digital primary sources, understand their value in instruction and create basic inquiry-based learning experiences. Objectives Upon completion participants should be able to:
Explain what primary sources are and understand their value in teaching
Locate and navigate the Library of Congress website
Access, save and present primary sources from the Library of Congress website
Gain a foundational understanding of best instructional practices for teaching with primary sources
Create basic inquiry-based learning experiences that integrate primary sources from the Library of Congress website
Assignment This assignment is made of 4 learning parts to understand how to find and analyze Primary Sources from the Library of Congress Website (www.loc.gov) in K-12. Please, find and learn interactive video modules for each learning topic below. There are two documents you need to turn in and they are written in RED. Part 1: Introduction to the Library of Congress Learning Materials: 1. Interactive Video Module **http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/selfdirected/introduction/index.html** Get an overview of the digitized materials and K-12 resources from the Library of Congress Part 2: Finding and Downloading Primary Resources Learning Materials: 1. Interactive Video Module **http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/selfdirected/findingprimarysources/index.html** 2. File Types **http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/view.html** 3. Downloading**http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/faq.html#download** Understand the breadth and depth of the Library’s collections and listen to teachers as they find primary sources for their students Activity 1: 1) Download the attached PDF file of Finding Primary Sources. 2) You are asked to study the information presented on the document and complete activities in the same PDF file. 3) Submit the PDF file with your completed answers on activity questions through Blackboard. Part 3: Copyright and Primary Sources Learning Materials: 1. Interactive Video Module **http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/selfdirected/copyright/index.html** Learn how to evaluate primary sources from the Library’s collections for the best use within copyright. Listen to several teachers as they evaluate the use of primary sources of use with their students. Part 4: Analyzing Primary Sources: Photographs and Prints Learning Materials: 1.Interactive Video Module **http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/selfdirected/analyzingprimarysources/index.html** There are many different types of primary sources. Here, you will learn how photographs and prints from the Library’s collections can increase student engagement in the classroom Activity 2: 1) Follow interactive learning activity through the video to learn how to analyze photographs and prints. 2) Download a PDF file of primary sources analysis tool and a PDF file of teacher’s guides (Analyzing Primary Sources.pdf) 3) Find and analyze a photograph or a print based on the primary sources analysis tool. 4) Submit your complete primary sources analysis tool via Blackboard.
Attachments Primary_Source_Analysis_Tool.pdf FindingPrimarySources.pdf Analyzing_Primary_Sources.pdf
Assignment #5: Primary Sources
Assignment Directions:
Teaching with Primary Sources I
The Library of Congress is an amazing resource. You will learn to navigate its breadth and organization to find what’s available, narrow your search to what’s applicable and access what you need in a format that’s usable. “Foundations” not only demonstrates the value of primary sources in instruction and sample learning experiences, it also gives you the technological foundation to find resources amid millions of digitized options that grow all the time. You will leave this course with primary sources that fit your instructional style and plenty of ideas for using primary sources to enrich instruction.
Goal
Teachers become familiar with the breadth and organization of the Library of Congress' digital primary sources, understand their value in instruction and create basic inquiry-based learning experiences.
Objectives
Upon completion participants should be able to:
- Explain what primary sources are and understand their value in teaching
- Locate and navigate the Library of Congress website
- Access, save and present primary sources from the Library of Congress website
- Gain a foundational understanding of best instructional practices for teaching with primary sources
- Create basic inquiry-based learning experiences that integrate primary sources from the Library of Congress website
AssignmentThis assignment is made of 4 learning parts to understand how to find and analyze Primary Sources from the Library of Congress Website (www.loc.gov) in K-12.
Please, find and learn interactive video modules for each learning topic below. There are two documents you need to turn in and they are written in RED.
Part 1: Introduction to the Library of Congress
Learning Materials:
1. Interactive Video Module
**http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/selfdirected/introduction/index.html**
Get an overview of the digitized materials and K-12 resources from the Library of Congress
Part 2: Finding and Downloading Primary Resources
Learning Materials:
1. Interactive Video Module
**http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/selfdirected/findingprimarysources/index.html**
2. File Types **http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/view.html**
3. Downloading **http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/faq.html#download**
Understand the breadth and depth of the Library’s collections and listen to teachers as they find primary sources for their students
Activity 1:
1) Download the attached PDF file of Finding Primary Sources.
2) You are asked to study the information presented on the document and complete activities in the same PDF file.
3) Submit the PDF file with your completed answers on activity questions through Blackboard.
Part 3: Copyright and Primary Sources
Learning Materials:
1. Interactive Video Module
**http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/selfdirected/copyright/index.html**
Learn how to evaluate primary sources from the Library’s collections for the best use within copyright. Listen to several teachers as they evaluate the use of primary sources of use with their students.
Part 4: Analyzing Primary Sources: Photographs and Prints
Learning Materials:
1.Interactive Video Module
**http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/selfdirected/analyzingprimarysources/index.html**
There are many different types of primary sources. Here, you will learn how photographs and prints from the Library’s collections can increase student engagement in the classroom
Activity 2:
1) Follow interactive learning activity through the video to learn how to analyze photographs and prints.
2) Download a PDF file of primary sources analysis tool and a PDF file of teacher’s guides (Analyzing Primary Sources.pdf)
3) Find and analyze a photograph or a print based on the primary sources analysis tool.
4) Submit your complete primary sources analysis tool via Blackboard.
Attachments Primary_Source_Analysis_Tool.pdf
FindingPrimarySources.pdf
Analyzing_Primary_Sources.pdf
Submission:
Finding Primary Sources worksheet:Primary Source document :
Primary Source Analysis Tool for document: